General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office
Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (District 17)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 3/19 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring that a special election be held at the same time as the regular statewide primary and general elections that are held in the second year of a term to fill a vacancy in the office of Delegate or Senator in the General Assembly if the vacancy occurs before a certain date.
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Testimony (28)
MGA witness listFAV 20FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Drayton, Morganlobbyist | Common Cause MD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Antoine, Joannelobbyist | Common Cause Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Noveau, Barbara | DoTheMostGood | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lemyze, Christine | Indivisible Howard County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tyree, Nikki | LWVMD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Scarr, Emilylobbyist | Maryland PIRG | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kagan, Sen. Cheryl | Maryland State Senate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kagan, Sen. Cheryl | Maryland State Senate | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Fischman, Edward | Our Revolution Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Smith, Liza | Self | Oral |
| FAV | Spiegel, Jayson | Self | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Grimes, Sethlobbyist | Takoma Park Mobilization | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Haddad, Issa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jarosinski, Paul | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Robinson, Lee | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sorell, Holly | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Tomasello, Beth | Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Gudger, John Michael | Maryland Association of Election Officials | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Common Cause MDFAV 1
Concerned CitizenUNF 1
DoTheMostGoodFAV 1
LWVMDFAV 1
Maryland PIRGFAV 1
N/AFAV 1
SelfFAV 2
YearFAV 1